I like the idea of two units myself (if we get Parise). I think this forces each line to be productive during their short stint on the ice. Crosby and Malkin play the same spot as well. Plus, having the lines stay together means that Bylsma doesn't have to spend the next 2-3 shifts getting everything back in line.

DelPen wrote:Assuming that Malkin and Crosby will be on the top unit does that leave Sutter centering the 2nd unit?

As the roster stands now with no Suter or Parise, you would see Neal, Kunitz, Crosby, malkin and Letang on the top unit and then Kennedy, Sutter, Dupuis, Martin and Niskanen on the 2nd unit.

Yuck.

No worries. Malkin, Crosby, and Letang will continue to overextend themselves for the entire 2 minute powerplay. The only time you will really need to consider a second unit will be for the 20 seconds around the 3 minute mark of a 5 minute major.

I like 2 units - and starting with the second unit if 87 (or others) is finishing a long shift when we get the call. Many times last year we put a tired first unit on the ice - just because they're the top unit. After cahsing the puck up and down the ice for another 1:20 on the PP, they were really spent.